| Kaanu Olaniyi | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height M: | 2.05 |
| Weight Kg: | 100 |
| League: | Swiss Basketball League |
| Team: | BC Boncourt |
| Number: | 21 |
| Draft Year: | 2012 |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Riddes, Switzerland |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Team1: | Blonay Basket |
| Years2: | 2013–2017 |
| Team2: | Élan Chalon |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Team3: | Union Neuchâtel |
| Years4: | 2019–present |
| Team4: | →BC Boncourt |
Kaanu Nelson Olaniyi (born March 27, 1998 - Riddes, Switzerland)[1] is a Swiss professional basketball player who plays for BC Boncourt since 2018 of the Swiss Basketball League.[2]
In 2013, Olaniyi moved from Switzerland to France to join first division club ES Chalon where he got trained in the youth movement.[3] [4]
In the summer of 2017/2018 season, Olaniyi returned to Switzerland and joined the Swiss Basketball League team Union Neuchâtel.[5]
In the 2018/2019 season, he joined BC Boncourt to participate in the Swiss Basketball League regular season.[6] In 2020, Olaniyi presented himself to the draft, but went undrafted.[7]
Olaniyi was a member of the Swiss national U20 team at the 2014 European Championship (Division B).[8] In 2017, he was selected for the first time by the Senior Men's National Team.